SpaceX, a Hawthorne, Calif.-based provider of private space launch services, has raised $20 million. SpaceX is developing a family of launch vehicles and spacecraft intended to increase the reliability and reduce the cost of both manned and unmanned space transportation, ultimately by a factor of ten. With its Falcon line of launch vehicles, powered by […]
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H2scan Corporation today announced the Company has secured $4 million in Series D funding. H2scan is the leading provider of high performance hydrogen specific sensor systems that provide accurate monitoring and control functions for a wide range of applications, including control systems, safety monitoring and alarm systems. H2scan also provides portable, hand-held configurations for easy […]
Aptera Motors Inc. announced today that the company has raised more than $24 million at the close of its Series C round of venture funding. The Aptera Typ-1 will be the most efficient passenger vehicle in the world. The first production models are planned to be available in December 2008 with the production rate increasing […]
ActaCell, Inc. announced today that it secured $5.8 million in Series A financing. ActaCell is an Austin-based technology start-up commercializing lithium-ion battery technology. This new technology is focused on delivering substantially longer cycle life at low cost while maintaining safety as the number one priority. “We were highly impressed with ActaCell’s pedigree,” said Ned Hill, […]
Sand 9, Inc., a start-up company developing advanced nano-mechanical resonator technology for the wireless device market, today announced it has completed an $8 million Series A round of financing. Sand 9 is dedicated to the design of components that will dramatically improve the performance and increase the capabilities of electronic devices. “Wireless communication devices receive […]
Hycrete Inc. secured $15 million in Series C funding. The company, based in Carlstadt, N.J., makes a concrete waterproofing materials. “Our technologies deliver integral waterproofing that can eliminate the need for external membranes, coatings and sheeting treatments. With our solutions, concrete is batched with Hycrete liquid admixtures to achieve hydrophobic performance (less than 1% absorption […]
ARKeX Inc., a worldwide leader in geophysical imaging technology, has successfully raised US$30 million (15.4 million pounds Sterling). ARKeX provides geophysical surveys for the oil, gas and mineral exploration industry, using BlueQube(TM) technology. BlueQube is a cutting-edge technology that gives explorationists an accurate picture of subsurface geology. The key technology in BlueQube is gravity gradiometry. […]
Fotech has secured £6.5 million ($12.96 mm) venture funding to commercialise its pioneering solutions for the monitoring and surveillance of oil and gas wells and pipelines. The company specialises in Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) which allows a standard optical fibre cable to act as a microphone over significant distances, using acoustic data and sophisticated software […]
Aspen Aerogels, a Northborough, Mass.-based nanotech company focused on insulation materials, has raised $37 million in fourth-round funding. Aspen Aerogels supplies reinforced, nanoporous aerogel insulation products that are up to eight times more effective than other insulation materials. Aspen Aerogels’ insulation solutions deliver thermal and other benefits that enable customers to conserve energy and save […]
Kosmos Energy LLC announces today that the company has secured an additional $500 million equity funding. The equity expands Kosmos’ capital base and provides substantial financial resources for ongoing oil and gas exploration, appraisal and development activities in West Africa, including first-phase development of the Jubilee Field, the company’s significant oil discovery offshore the Republic […]
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